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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) both encode genetic information; however, there are many fundamental differences.

Firstly, the sugar backbone for RNA is ribose, while for DNA...

1. Waste (e.g. carbon dioxide)

Carbon dioxide is a waste product of respiration, which ends up dissolving in the blood plasma. This can cause the blood pH to decrease, which will ultimate...

A graph would be drawn to show a steady incline to an optimum temperature and then a sharp decrease after the peak.

As the temperature increases the enzyme and sustrate will have more kinetic energ...

Controlling body temperature is important due to multiple reasons. Firstly, it is important to maintain the temprature at which enzymes work optimally. Secondly, it allows for the chemical reactions in th...

Inside a cell of a living organism, the information stored in the DNA in the form of genes is first read and translated into an intermediate molecule, RNA, inside of the nucleus. This molecule of RNA, whi...